Job summary
We are looking to expand our established
Pharmacy team by recruiting a Clinical Pharmacist to work alongside our practices and PCN staff. Our PCN staff team currently
include clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, social prescribers, health
and
wellbeing coaches, care co-ordinators, nurse
associates, occupational therapists, mental health nurses, and first
contact physiotherapists.
You will need to be committed to improving health and putting patients first. Your ability to build effective relationships with patients, GPs, Nurses, Community pharmacists, Hospital and practice staff will aid you in this role, alongside your excellent communication skills. The role may involve occasional travel to 5 local practices and occasionally further afield.
Main duties of the job
You
will be employed as a pharmacist who acts within their professional boundaries,
working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice. You will be supported by a senior clinical
pharmacist and GP who will develop and mentor. You will take responsibility for
areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical
medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex
polypharmacy.
In
the role you will need to provide primary support to general practice staff
with regards to prescription and medication queries. They will help support the repeat
prescription system, deal with acute prescription requests, and medicines
reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing providing
expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social
care needs of patients in the GP practices.
You
will provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality
improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and
enhanced services
You
will also take part in Quality Improvement work and other PCN projects
In
the role, you will ensure that the practice integrates with community and
hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure
better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality
of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to
deliver excellent service within general practice.
About us
West Wakefield is
a PCN with a patient population of circa 68,000 across 5 practices.
Chapelthorpe Medical Centre
Middlestown Medical Centre
Orchard Croft Medical Centre
Ossett Surgery
The Lupset Health Centre
We are a dynamic, forward-thinking PCN team, who are passionate about developing and delivering
excellent quality
local services to meet
the needs of our patients and reducing health inequalities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Job Description and Person Specification for this role please see the supporting documents attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Job Description and Person Specification for this role please see the supporting documents attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Matters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of, or working towards, Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
- CPPE approved
Other
Essential
- Full Driving Licence (including business insurance)
Experience
Essential
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/ agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Desirable
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence- based healthcare.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Matters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- A member of, or working towards, Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience
- Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining independent prescribing qualification
- CPPE approved
Other
Essential
- Full Driving Licence (including business insurance)
Experience
Essential
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
- Good IT skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/ agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Desirable
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence- based healthcare.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
